Chapter 8
"So this is where he's buried..."
"Yep..."
Nate, Knives, Vash, Milly, and Meryl are in a cemetery. Nate bends over on grave with a flower in his hand. The other four stand back slightly, giving him some room at his brother's burial site.
"It's a nice headstone," Nate says of the plain granite block with Wolfwood's name.
"We didn't have much money to spend on a funeral and grave. And we didn't know his date of birth, so all it says is his name and when he died," Meryl explains quietly.
"It's nice," Nate repeats. He slowly reaches out and places the red flower on top of the stone.
"Do you believe us now?" Knives inquires.
"Yes, I believe you."
"And are you satisfied? Will you go home now?" Vash asks.
"Yes, I'm going home now."
"Good. We already bought you a bus ticket back to February City!" Milly chirps. "You leave in 20 minutes."
Nate stands up. "Then I guess this is goodbye. Will I ever see you again?"
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe," Vash says mysteriously.
"One never knows, Mr. Dogwood," Milly adds, smiling.
Nate smiles, too, and picks up his bag. He hugs each othe them, except Knives, whose hand he shakes.
"Well then, I'll be off now."
"Bye Nate!"
"Goodbye Nate!"
"See ya later, Nate!"
"Bye bye, Mr. Dogwood!"
"Goodbye and thank you all!"
Nate walks away, waving.
"I think it's time for us to be moving on, too," Meryl states.
They all pile into the same car, with Knives driving agin.
From the back seat, Meryl asks, "Where are we going now?"
"Yes, what's our next destination, Mr. Vash?" Milly echoes.
"Well, I heard Citrus City was a good resort town..."
"Not again! No more alleged resort towns"
"Say, we never found out why you wanted to go to February City so badly, Mr. Vash," Milly remembers.
"Oh yeah! So what was your ulterior motive?" Meryl questions.
Vash turns red, sinks down into his seat and mumbles something incoherent.
"What was that? Speak up, dear brother!" Knives commands with an evil grin.
Vash mumbles again, a little louder, but still incomprehensibly.
"Come on! Spill now! You have to tell us," Meryl cries, waving her fist at Vash.
"OK OK! Just don't hit me!" Vash holds up his hand in a gesture of surrender.
Meryl lowers her arms and she and Milly stare at him expectantly.
"We-ell...See, I didn't know February City had been practically abandoned, and I wanted to..."
"Yes?"
"Umm, I wanted to..."
"YES?!"
"I wanted to visit Mom's Homemade Doughnut factory!"
Everybody sweatdrops as our heroes drive of into the sunset.
OWARI
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"So this is where he's buried..."
"Yep..."
Nate, Knives, Vash, Milly, and Meryl are in a cemetery. Nate bends over on grave with a flower in his hand. The other four stand back slightly, giving him some room at his brother's burial site.
"It's a nice headstone," Nate says of the plain granite block with Wolfwood's name.
"We didn't have much money to spend on a funeral and grave. And we didn't know his date of birth, so all it says is his name and when he died," Meryl explains quietly.
"It's nice," Nate repeats. He slowly reaches out and places the red flower on top of the stone.
"Do you believe us now?" Knives inquires.
"Yes, I believe you."
"And are you satisfied? Will you go home now?" Vash asks.
"Yes, I'm going home now."
"Good. We already bought you a bus ticket back to February City!" Milly chirps. "You leave in 20 minutes."
Nate stands up. "Then I guess this is goodbye. Will I ever see you again?"
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe," Vash says mysteriously.
"One never knows, Mr. Dogwood," Milly adds, smiling.
Nate smiles, too, and picks up his bag. He hugs each othe them, except Knives, whose hand he shakes.
"Well then, I'll be off now."
"Bye Nate!"
"Goodbye Nate!"
"See ya later, Nate!"
"Bye bye, Mr. Dogwood!"
"Goodbye and thank you all!"
Nate walks away, waving.
"I think it's time for us to be moving on, too," Meryl states.
They all pile into the same car, with Knives driving agin.
From the back seat, Meryl asks, "Where are we going now?"
"Yes, what's our next destination, Mr. Vash?" Milly echoes.
"Well, I heard Citrus City was a good resort town..."
"Not again! No more alleged resort towns"
"Say, we never found out why you wanted to go to February City so badly, Mr. Vash," Milly remembers.
"Oh yeah! So what was your ulterior motive?" Meryl questions.
Vash turns red, sinks down into his seat and mumbles something incoherent.
"What was that? Speak up, dear brother!" Knives commands with an evil grin.
Vash mumbles again, a little louder, but still incomprehensibly.
"Come on! Spill now! You have to tell us," Meryl cries, waving her fist at Vash.
"OK OK! Just don't hit me!" Vash holds up his hand in a gesture of surrender.
Meryl lowers her arms and she and Milly stare at him expectantly.
"We-ell...See, I didn't know February City had been practically abandoned, and I wanted to..."
"Yes?"
"Umm, I wanted to..."
"YES?!"
"I wanted to visit Mom's Homemade Doughnut factory!"
Everybody sweatdrops as our heroes drive of into the sunset.
OWARI
Thank you! Thank you! I bet you all loved it! ^_^ Now please review so I know you loved it! Or, if you hated, kudasai flame me!!! Flame me, baby! Any kind of reply at all would be greatly appreciated.